Loomis, Payton will attend league meetings

The annual league meetings are beginning in Florida. And two of the most currently infamous names in football will be on the list of attendees.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that Saints coach Sean Payton and Saints G.M. Mickey Loomis will be present for the sessions.

Though Schefter adds that Loomis and Payton weren’t expected to attend, the bigger surprise (to us at least) would have been if they had stayed away. Yes, it will require the two men to swallow large helpings of humble pie and likewise to face plenty of unwanted attention from the media. But the suspensions aren’t yet effective and nothing prevents them from attending.

Moreover, the terms of their employment, express or implied, arguably require them to be there. These are important sessions. Every coach, G.M., owner, and high-level executive will be present, absent compelling circumstances.

The Saints need to be represented and, for now, Loomis and Payton run the show. They need to be there, and we respect them for not going into hiding and instead doing their jobs.

Stupidity at its lowest; someone from the N.O. staff will make a gesture of paying off a bounty debt when the opposing team’s player is carted or hobbles off the field…….just to test this Commissioner’s resolve.

You’re delusional if you think Payton won’t be the Oz behind the curtain this year. The FBI should monitor his phone on Sundays this year and indict him on RICO charges if found to be participating.
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